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CD207: SETH FOR PRIVACY - RADAR - BITCOIN IN SIGNAL
1 hour 4 minutes Posted Jul 8, 2026 at 9:22 pm.
Introducing Seth and the vision behind Radar
Why Radar forked Signal to add Bitcoin payments
Signal network effects, phone numbers, and UX tradeoffs
Can Signal block Radar and how portable is the app
Why Radar keeps Bitcoin simple with a Lightning focus
Spark versus Ark on trust, privacy, and mobile use
Wallet backups, Lightning addresses, and recovery
Unilateral exits, Liquid, and long term tradeoffs
Stable balances, monetization, and what comes next
Final thoughts and why listeners should try Radar
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Seth For Privacy joins to chat Radar, a new app that adds Bitcoin payments directly into Signal. We discuss forking Signal while keeping full account and chat compatibility, why they built on Signal’s network instead of Nostr or SimpleX, donating back to Signal Foundation, and how end-to-end encryption keeps payments invisible even to Signal. Then we go deep on the tech: Spark versus Ark trust models, unilateral exit, privacy tradeoffs, Lightning interoperability, seed backups tied to your Signal account, stable balances, on and off ramps, and the goal of bringing Bitcoin to everyday chat users.

Radar: https://radar.chat
Radar on X: https://x.com/RadarChat
Radar on Nostr: https://primal.net/p/nprofile1qqs8638xpknd8muv3ju4sjyc2m47z4s20ssg06z0kr3a7pjs0v7qmlqvu8s4h
Seth on X: https://x.com/sethforprivacy

EPISODE: 207
BLOCK: 957218
PRICE: 1608 sats per dollar

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